Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund - updated May 8, 2018

Hospitals are responsible for planning infrastructure renewal activities to ensure that their facilities are in a good state of repair. Recognizing the need for the renewal of health care infrastructure, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (“the ministry”) created the HIRF program. This program is intended to supplement a hospital’s existing renewal program and to help address renewal needs on a priority basis.

The HIRF is aligned with the results of the ministry’s Facility Condition Assessment Program (FCAP).

As a result, annual HIRF allocations are determined using an evidence- based process. However, Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) will have the opportunity to endorse urgent/emergent hospital infrastructure needs for an Exceptional Circumstance Project (ECP) Grant, may result in the ministry providing additional funding to a hospital whether or not the hospital received a HIRF allocation that funding year.

For more information, hospitals and interested stakeholders are encouraged to click on the links below to download current documents associated with this process.

Community Infrastructure Renewal Fund (CIRF) - updated March 15, 2018

Community HSPs are responsible for planning infrastructure renewal activities to ensure that their facilities are in a good state of repair. Recognizing the need for the renewal of community health care infrastructure, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care created the CIRF program as part of the Community Health Capital Programs (CHCP) policy. This program is intended to supplement eligible community HSPs in addressing renewal needs to existing infrastructure on a priority basis. Beginning in 2016-17, the CIRF provides funding for ongoing repair and renewal needs for community programs meeting specific criteria relating to asset ownership and lease length, and based on an assessment of asset condition.

The 2018-19 CIRF program is rolled out to Endorsing Organizations (LHINs, Primary Health Care Branch (PHCB), Accountability and Liaison Branch (ALB)) based on the results of the 2018-19 Community Asset Inventory Survey (“CIRF Survey”). As part of the CIRF program, Endorsing Organizations are asked to assess HSPs that may be eligible for CIRF funding based on urgent/emergent infrastructure needs identified in the survey.

The following community-based Lead Organizations are included in the CIRF Program for 2018-19: